Boston Police are idiots

Ghandi 2 wrote: Yeah, they're so stupid for trying to stop a terrorist attack... Honestly, they deserve to get fined for putting something with lights and wires on the struts of a bridge. There is no reason whatsoever for them to put it on a freaking bridge. No-one's going to see it there, and it just makes it look way too suspicious. The police also could not have known if what they found was a decoy for a real bomb.   Oh come on riley, there's a difference between expressing yourself and causing half of Boston to be shut down in a terror scare.

The idea of this is that it's a case of the government never admitting a mistake, ever. Always pass blame onto someone else, never check into your own actions. 9 other American Cities had no problems whatsoever, it was only Boston that made a fuss about it.

It wasn't a "bomb hoax" as it is put by the media, incorrectly. It was an advertising campaign. There was absolutely no intent for it to be a bomb hoax, that's pretty clear considering the fact that theres a tv show which has the characters in it.

It's a state of fear, rather than reason as a course of action. Really, when's the last time you heard Boston police or Boston govt admitting a mistake? Give me some documents. They don't do it, they never have, and it's unlikely they will.

Easy Livin wrote: The police the world over are our civil defence from those who would do us harm.

Not always, no. They're often rash, aggressive and sometimes outright criminal. Sorry to be pedantic.

With my admin hat on, please also bear in mind that some of our members will be in the police. They are entitled to the same respect as the rest of our members in these parts.

Easy Livin wrote: With my admin hat on, please also bear in mind that some of our members will be in the police. They are entitled to the same respect as the rest of our members in these parts.

I know of at least one senior police officer in our ranks who has had to face the seriously dangerous side of his job in the past.

Personally I don't think the thread heading really reflects that OG.

^^

So then where do we draw the line between not doing anything and having the govt react to everything?

zappaholic wrote: This is just further proof that the terrorists have won.

It's true.

Sean Trane wrote:   Some people better lighten up. In Europe, this would be drawing laughter all over.   But then again we (as a society) are less uptight to get bombed over because our foreign policies area little less encumbersome.

Now that's a cleverly delicate way of putting it!

Every other city in the U.S. is surely laughing at Boston.

Just to add a little more background to the situation... I'm sure part of the reason for the (over)reaction on the part of the Boston PD and the FBI was the fact that 2 of the planes that were part of 9/11 left from Boston's airport.

I'm not originally from Boston, but I've lived here for over 15 years now... and I can say that I've never encountered a more uptight or self-important city. Let me put it this way... the author Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote something to the effect of "Boston is the Hub of the Universe"...  and the local news here STILL commonly refers to Boston as "The Hub".

This is why the Boston government will NEVER admit any kind of error in this fiasco.

I think the most important conclusion we can draw from this whole experience is that there's no problem with the fact that we're bombarded every waking moment of our lives with marketing and advertising...

but only through offically approved channels!

1800iareyay wrote: The guys who were arrested were hilarious! When they were interviewed, they refused to talk about the incident and instead only accepted questions dealing with the evolution of hairstyles. The idiotic media didn't know how to react!

Empathy wrote: Sean Trane wrote:   Some people better lighten up. In Europe, this would be drawing laughter all over.   But then again we (as a society) are less uptight to get bombed over because our foreign policies area little less encumbersome.     Now that's a cleverly delicate way of putting it! Every other city in the U.S. is surely laughing at Boston. Just to add a little more background to the situation... I'm sure part of the reason for the (over)reaction on the part of the Boston PD and the FBI was the fact that 2 of the planes that were part of 9/11 left from Boston's airport. I'm not originally from Boston, but I've lived here for over 15 years now... and I can say that I've never encountered a more uptight or self-important city. Let me put it this way... the author Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote something to the effect of "Boston is the Hub of the Universe"...  and the local news here STILL commonly refers to Boston as "The Hub". This is why the Boston government will NEVER admit any kind of error in this fiasco. I think the most important conclusion we can draw from this whole experience is that there's no problem with the fact that we're bombarded every waking moment of our lives with marketing and advertising... but only through offically approved channels!